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Polytrichum moss

Polytrichum longisetum

337Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
43Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan14
Feb15
Mar36
Apr64
May41
Jun41
Jul23
Aug16
Sep32
Oct13
Nov24
Dec11

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England25
2North Yorkshire England25
3Highland Scotland21
4Ceredigion Wales17
5East Riding of Yorkshire England14
6Doncaster England14
7Worcestershire England12
8Cumbria England11
9Norfolk England10
10Lincolnshire England10
11Gloucestershire England10
12Powys Wales10
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland9
14Carmarthenshire Wales6
15South Ayrshire Scotland5
232 England60 Scotland44 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 43 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
337
Peak month
April
Counties with records
43
Scientific name
Polytrichum longisetum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
344
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Polytrichopsida
Order
Polytrichales
Family
Polytrichaceae
Genus
Polytrichum
Name with authority
Polytrichum longisetum Sw. ex Brid.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q149950 · GBIF 4280068